Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
in PARAGRAPHS

in PARAGRAPHS
kdkne's Big Boom-An Earthquake Pre-
dicted on an Egg Hatched 1t Thorn
son-The Recent Cyclone Followed on
Its Path Through the State-An Ar
rest for Arson in Macon County
GEORGIA.
a new court house is among the proba-
biiitIes In 0conee county.
There is fearful distemper prevalent
among horses at Bainbridge.
Machinery has arrived to increase the
capacity OF the cotton mill at Rome.
Two military com panies from Augusta
Will participate in Macon's May tourna-
ment.
Chicago capitalists are considering the
establishment Of mammoth rolling mill
At Rome.
a number OF lots OF wild land were
sold at Cedartown for taxes Tuesday, and
brought prices ranging from Zoe. up TO So
per acre.
An Ohio man offers to put $4,000 into
the stock Of bank at Bainbrdge if citi-
zens of the town will put In an equal
amount.
Thirteen pupils of the school at Ex-
ceislor were suspended for one week on
violation of rule in school.
Ed. Dobbins, who lives only few miles
from WatkiEsville, by the death of his
grandfather, MIR. Felker, " no died recent
ly near Monroe, becomes heir to So, 900
estate.
/. Messrs. W. d. Boyt & Co., wholesale
tTnd retail druggists at Rome, have sold
t.fheir stock to DR.. William Bradford and
Thomas Watts, lately of Cave Spring,
who will continue the business.
An Ellaville man lost his baby one day
- week, and looked and looked all
C1fough the house. and under the mouse.
and about the yard, he says, for an hour
and halt, and, when he found 1t, it was
In his arms.
Walton Superior Court mas adjourned
after a session of only eight days. There
Is less litigation in the county, both civil
and criminal, than for many years past
No one was sent to the penitenIlary and
there is no one in Jail.
j. q. Fontaine, OF New York, has been
In Macon several days tormlnga new tele-
phone company to use the Wallace tele-
phone. MIR. FOntaine was successful in
organizing a company in Montgomery
and also in Columbus.
Little Willie son OF Mr.. and Mrs. W.
81. Wynne, OF Crawford vile, who some
e.
ported by DR.. Calhoun al Atlanta, blind
In that eye. 1t is also thought probable
that ne will lose the other.
A gentleman, who has the money to
back his assertions, said the other day
that If the people OF the neighborhOOd
would subscribe $1,000 he would furnish
the balance and put up a cotton factory
OF 10000 spindles at COnyeEs.
The soliciting committee OF the First
Methodist church at Rome have been
actively engaged in raising subscriptions
for the finishing of their church. 1t will
require about$ $40 900 TO do this, Of which
about $4,000 nave been raised.
At Clarksvlle Friday in spite OF the
combined efforts Of Drs Houston,
Burns and Ketron, Bob Morris. the MUIR
derer of Jasper ii nderson, died from the
effects Of mis- rece d wOundlngs His re-
mains were delivered TO Ben. JaDodd for
interment.
The oat crop throughout Macon county
IS very promising one. Nearly all the
fall lowing was killed out by the severe
winter, still the spring planting has been
favorable, and large yield is expected.
The acreage is large and the stand all
that could be desired.
1t is rumored that the grand Jury OF
Taylor county is investigating tue affairs
that things are not altogether correct, and
that he is about to be indicted for NAL
practice in office. One report says that
heSendered his resignation.
A portion Of the machinery for the
Bobo rock quarry has arrived at Rome
and been sent out to the place. The rest
- the machinery is expect d next week,
and work Will shortly commence. The
quarry is about six or seven miles FROM
the city, and is owned by Atlanta parties.
There was a meeting at Milledgeville
Thursday of the eX-cadets OF the Middle
Georgia Military and Agricultural Col
lege OF that town for the purpose OF hay-
ing grand reunion OF all the eX-cadets.
There have been about 500 boys Ia at
tendance since the college was organ
'zed.
NJ. ID. Wallace, who lives in Fluker
district of OglethOrpe county, had hls
house very badly damaged by the wind
storm last Saturday. a large tree near
the house was blown down, W hich knocked
almost the entire roof off the house. 1t
broke through - the first floor. No one
was hurt.
X negro girl, the daughter OF Willis
Mayfield, living on Henry Hawkes. place.
near Nicholson, in Jackson county, was
burned to death Wednesday. She was
out in the new ground burning brush,
when her clothes caught on fire and
burned her so badly that she died in four
hours atterward.
r. NJ. Gaines, OF Hart county, had
eleven cases OF measles in his family at
one time. He says they all got well with
out taxing q single dose OF medicine. He
gave them plenty OF cold water, and
thinks it dangerous 10 take medicine with
measles. Mr.. Gaines has a large family,
ssud Is q progressive and prosperous
farmer.
F. Q. Campbell, OF Oglethorpe county.
says that he has razor that has been ia
use for seventy or seyenty-tive years and
he is now using il and it cuts well, IL
was given TO him by James Jewel, de-
ceased, some twenty-five years ago. He
has used 1T constantly ever since IL was
given him and it has only been honed
ance.
At Watkinsville, last Saturday moru-
Ing, while W. Il. Langford was cutting a
piece OF iron with a cold chisel, a email
piece of the steel few off the chisel strik-
ing Mr.. Langford just above his left eve
and penetrating the flesh almost to the
bone. Had the littlo missile struck a half
inch lower IL would have penetrated the
eye and no doubt put it out.
The little son OF Mr.. Grain. of South
RQk.ss=.s- Iimbing over a fence Thursday.
aS1scVle, which ne had In his cloth
ing, TO penetrate his breast. He was car
ried TO the Office Of DIR. Dnzier. DR., Do
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